Melrose News

Published February 22, 2019

MELROSE — The Melrose Veterans’ Advisory Board, in conjunction with the Veterans’ Services office, will host a Veteran Town Hall meeting on Thursday, February 28 at 8 p.m. at the Norman Prince VFW, 428 Main Street. All are welcome.

Published February 22, 2019

Posted on: Friday, February 15, 2019

MELROSE — Published reports Friday state that 55-year-old Edward Clark of Norwood has been arrested for leaving the scene of the accident that killed Allison Donovan in Somerville last Friday night.

Clark’s black pickup truck, with front end damage, was spotted by Tufts University police Thursday. The officer notified…

Published February 15, 2019

By MAYOR GAIL INFURNA

MELROSE — The city’s typical annual budget timeline calls for me to send a complete budget proposal to the Board of Aldermen in May. While this year will be no exception, we have been asked for information from elected officials and residents about what city services would…

Published February 15, 2019

MELROSE — Melrose MMTV is currently re-airing an interview of Barbara Anderson who played a highly visible and influential role in Massachusetts politics as the longtime executive director of Citizens for Limited Taxation and supporter of Prop 2 1/2 before she died of leukemia in 2016. The Boston Globe called her, “A…

Published February 15, 2019

MELROSE — The Melrose Education Foundation (MEF) invites the public to “Real Talk: Melrose Public Schools Budget” on Thursday, Feb. 28 from 7-9 p.m. in the Melrose High School Learning Commons.

This panel discussion is open to the community to talk about the current state of our schools and the budget…

Published February 15, 2019

MELROSE — Former Lincoln School principal Allison Donovan, a professional educator her whole career, died last week after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Somerville. She was 40 years old.

According to reports, Donovan, a Watertown Title I coordinator and literacy coordinator at the time of her death, was walking near…

Published February 15, 2019

MELROSE — Throughout February, Melrose residents are invited to give a special “valentine” to their neighbors by donating a jar of peanut butter or other currently dated canned good to A Servant’s Heart Food Pantry as part of the Peanut Butter Valentines city-wide food drive.  

Approximately 10 years ago, former Human…

Published February 15, 2019

Published February 8, 2019

By BOB BURGESS

MELROSE — Thanks in part to a three-year, lump sum retroactive raise paycheck in June, 32 members of the Police Department were among the top 50 paid city employees in 2018.

Police also benefitted from tons of detail work that continues to be available to them around Melrose.…